Multimedia services include method, system and apparatus operable in a different data processing network, and sync other commonly owned apparatus

A system that facilitates access to media services, comprising:

• a memory including computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
• receive receiving first music content and first music metadata from a music source, the first music metadata identifies the first music content;
• and
• playing the first music content;
• generating a request for additional information regarding the first music content, wherein the request is generated subsequent to the first music content being played;
• forwarding the request including the first music metadata to a remote component;
• receiving, from the remote component, second music content based on the first music metadata, wherein the first music content comprises at least a portion of the second music content and the second music content comprises an unencoded preview portion and an encoded portion;
• directing a transmission of the second music content to a voice message inbox;
• and
• playing the unencoded preview portion in response to an access of the voice message inbox, wherein the encoded portion becomes available in response to payment being determined to have been transmitted to the remote component for access to the encoded portion.

A mobile handset, comprising:

• a memory to store computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
• receive receiving a first content and first content metadata from a remote device playing the first content;
• forwarding the first content metadata to a content server accessible via a cellular network;
• receiving, from the content server, second content associated with the first content metadata, wherein the second content comprises an unencoded preview portion and an encoded portion;
• and
• forwarding the unencoded preview version to a voice message inbox to facilitate presentment of the unecoded preview portion.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a system including a processor, first content and first content metadata from a network device of a cellular network;
• storing, by the system, the first content and the first content metadata;
• playing, by the system, the first content;
• forwarding, by the system, the first content metadata to a remote server;
• receiving, by the system, an unencoded preview version of second content to a voice message inbox, wherein the second content is associated with the first content metadata and the unencoded preview version comprises a first portion of the second content;
• storing, by the system, the unencoded preview version of the second content;
• playing, by the system, the unencoded preview version;
• retrieving, by the system, a second portion of the second content, wherein the second portion is encoded according to a defined encoding;
• purchasing, by the system, a key component to decode the encoding of the second portion of the second content;
• and
• decoding, by the system with the key component, the second portion of the second content facilitating generation of a full version of the first content available to be played.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a mobile handset including a processor, data comprising music content from a content source via a wireless communications network;
• playing, by the mobile handset, the music content;
• forwarding, by the mobile handset, for review, at a remote content server, the music content;
• requesting, by the mobile handset, the music content be identified by comparison with audio content at the remote content server;
• receiving, by the mobile handset in response to the request for identification of the music content, a preview version of a second music track associated with the music content, wherein the preview version comprises a portion of a full version of the second music track;
• playing, by the mobile handset, the preview version of the second music track;
• tagging, by the mobile handset, the full version of the second music track for purchase;
• downloading, by the mobile handset, the full version of the second music track for storage in the mobile handset;
• and
• registering, by the mobile handset, a special keystroke in the mobile communications device to initiate a purchase of the downloaded full version of the second music track.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system including a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a radio signal from a radio service, the radio signal comprising music content;
• playing the radio signal;
• capturing a portion of the radio signal for review;
• forwarding a request to a remote content server, the request comprising the portion of the radio signal and an indication for a match to be found between the portion of the radio signal and full length content at the remote content server;
• receiving, in response to the match between the portion of the radio signal and full length content being found at the remote content server, a preview version of the full length content, wherein the preview version comprises a portion of the full length content;
• presenting the preview version;
• downloading the full length content, wherein the full length content being encoded;
• submitting payment for a key facilitating decoding the full length content;
• receiving the key;
• and
• decoding the full length content to facilitate playing the full length content.

A method for, comprising:

• receiving, by a system including a processor, first content from a remote component;
• storing, by the system, the first content in a storage component;
• forwarding, by the system, the first content to another remote component;
• receiving, by the system, from the another remote component first content metadata wherein the first content metadata identifying the first content and being associated with second content, wherein the first content is at least a portion of the second content, and the second content comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is unencoded preview content and the second portion is encoded content;
• presenting, by the system, an option to download the second content;
• storing, by the system, the second content locally;
• playing, by the system, the first portion of the second content;
• and
• forwarding, by the system in response to an indication to purchase of the second content, a key code facilitating decoding of the encoded content of the second portion, thereby facilitating the second content comprising the first portion of unencoded preview content and the unecoded second portion of content to be playable in entirety.